Yasmin Ingham and Banzai du Loir. Photo by Tilly Berendt.
It’s nearly time to kick off the eventing competition, also known as the SAP Cup, at CHIO Aachen (Germany), where a strong roster of teams and even some Olympic hopefuls looking to make a strong final impression on selectors is set to compete in CCIO4*-S competition.
Tilly Berendt is your eyes on the ground for this event, which kicks off in earnest on Friday with dressage followed by show jumping, and concluding with cross country on Saturday.
CHIO Aachen this year has designated the United States as the “host” nation, meaning plenty of Western flair and even some, um, cheerleaders, featured in the all-out 90-minute Opening Ceremony this week.
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The Entries
51 combinations representing 10 nations will step forward on Thursday, and you can view the full entry list here. Notable among the entries are prospective members of the yet-to-be-named German final team, as well as a strong showing from the Americans and British.
This competition is run in a team format, with four riders representing each nation as well as individuals if that nation has enough to field.
The Officials
Presiding over the eventing panel of Ground Jury members at Aachen is Austria’s Christian Steiner, who is accompanied by the USA’s Robert Stevenson and Germany’s Edith Schless-Störtenbecker. Rüdiger Schwarz returns as the cross country course designer at this unique venue, assisted by Kai Steffen-Meier, Michael Gola, and Bernd Backhaus. German designer Frank Rothenberger will design Friday’s show jumping track, as well as all of the show jumping tracks for the pure jumping riders.
The Schedule
Germany is 6 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time.
Thursday, July 4:
First Horse Inspection (not livestreamed)
Friday, July 5:
Dressage: 8:30 a.m. local / 2:30 a.m. EST
Show Jumping: 5:45 p.m. local / 11:45 a.m. EST
Saturday, July 6:
Cross Country: 9:55 a.m. local / 3:55 a.m. EST
How to Follow
ClipMyHorse.TV has the exclusive live stream for CHIO Aachen, and you’ll be able to watch the entire competition across divisions live and on-demand here. A membership (monthly or annual) will be required to view the content. Commentary is available in multiple languages.
Timing and scoring will be found here once the competition begins.
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World Equestrian Festival CHIO Aachen: [Website] [Program – All Disciplines] [Program – Eventing] [Entries – All Disciplines] [Entries – Eventing] [Live Stream] [Results – All Disciplines] [Results – Eventing] [EN’s Coverage]
